But animation is something we’ll never be able to shed. It’s in our DNA as moviegoers. For all of us, watching animated movies was our most formative film experience. Animation inculcates a sense of wonder: a love for the natural universe, for talking animals, wooden boys and adventure.

Our authoritative ranking of the best animated movies ever made will make you feel both old and young—in a good way, we promise. Return to the timeless classics from Hollywood and around the world. Films that make you weep, laugh, sing and wish upon stars.

perfect blue, in my opinion would have to occupy a better position, Darren Aronofski plagiarism, scenes and complete ideas to the movie black swan requiem for a dream.Perfect and blue. is not only one of the best animated films, is one of the best movies of all time.

It's insulting that Shrek isn't on this list. Whether you liked the sequels or not (although even Shrek 2 should have been towards the top), there's no denying that it's one of the most original and influential animated films of the past several years. Without it, several of the movies on this list wouldn't have existed.

And its still yet to be matched in terms of very real, very fleshed out characters.